Where Earth Meets Sky

WhereEarthMeetsSky.com I am so happy to announce the completion of my website. Please come visit me at WhereEarthMeetsSky.com where you can keep up with my blog and creations. There are...

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Hello! Well 2015 has come and gone and I have posted ZERO blog posts during that whole time! Wow. Ok. So how are you? Hope you had a great 2015 and that 2016 is off to a good start. I have to s...

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  Shop local this holiday season, by taking a classic fall country stroll.   Visit four open houses all within a half mile of each other on historic Stage Road in Cummington, MA. This e...

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Alchemy Fair is happening this weekend! Here are some new hand embroidered sachets I made during the past few weeks to sell at Alchemy Fair along with my original designs, available as ...

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Smith Botanical Conservatory "Spring is here. If you are inclined to look for the meaning of life, get thee to a garden. There are profound reasons why the garden is central in the sacred te...

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FROM NAIVETY TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF POLISH-JEWISH RELATIONS AND STEREOTYPES I just finished reading Bieganski: The Brute Polack Stereotype, Its Role in Polish- Jewish Relations and Ame...

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Last Saturday I had a wonderful morning at Knack teaching paper cut techniques to ten lovely women. I had a full house show up for the workshop and we all gathered around the...

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Last month I created the above example and template of a hand made, paper cut, Valentine using paper remnants I found in my scrap paper folder for an upcoming work shop I'm teac...

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My little place in this world is covered in snow again. As I struggled with the flu a couple of weeks ago it became warm and all the snow melted away before Christmas. It all just didn't feel ri...

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I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!  Above are a few images from vintage Polish Christmas cards for you to enjoy. I hope that you enjoy this special Christmas Eve and C...

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For the last two weekends some of my cards and embroidery pieces were at the Spruce Corner Schoolhouse Holiday Sale. Above are some pictures of this magical little place. I t...

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In between the extreme busyness of art business activities, craft fairs, stocking the stores that carry my designs, holiday travels, family gatherings and birthday celebrations th...

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...and the veil between the worlds is thin. Happy Halloween. I'm thinking about my ancestors as All Souls Day approaches. My relatives will be lighting candles by their grave sites in Pol...

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I've been busy getting my things ready for this fun event that I am helping put on and organize with my neighbors. I feel so lucky to live in such a beautiful area with many talented artists ...

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These new Christmas Tree and Snowflake paper cut images are at the printers this week to be made into holiday cards for the upcoming season. I thought I'd give you a little preview of...

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A sunflower grew to be twelve feet tall in my garden this year. She was a volunteer. I did not plant her. She is the daughter and granddaughter of the sunflowers that grew in the same s...

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My friend Bi-sek has been interested in homegrown, healthy food for longer than I've known her. She's a talented organic gardener, cook, community organizer, nutritionist, health enthusiast, ...

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MESSENGER By Mary Oliver   My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird— equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums...

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Another week has gone by... And it is time to post on my blog. I am posting on a weekly basis these days and have no plans to break from this habit (even if I'm not sure what to write about)....

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I discovered something new about myself this week. I love to do embroidery. I had a hunch that I would really like to do this and I was right. I've enjoyed admiring and looking closely at emb...

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In the winter and spring of 2012 I worked on a wedding invitation commission for my cousin, Bridget. She and her (now) husband, Matt, wanted a clean, organic design with fresh, spring...

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  In 2011, upon return from my trip to Poland and Hungary, a woman who donated some money to my quest got in touch with me. She liked the images I was making inspired by eastern...

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I am making a real effort to spend time back in my studio. Working. The time is right to put energy into my creative practice with gusto. Now that Kaz is over a year old, takes two regu...

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It's that special time in late summer when the hard work in the spring begins to really pay off. The counters and the table in my kitchen begin to be cluttered with what was picked from the garde...

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I just finished reading "Stone Upon Stone" by Wieslaw Mysliwski, translated from Polish by Bill Johnston. This book was chosen by the University of Rochester as "the finest example of world l...

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